NFC specialist Vivotech, which last month was the subject of rumours that it was going out of business, has successfully completed the sale of its reader business... More
Vivotech sells reader business
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UK cinemas to get NFC posters
Cinema advertising specialist Digital Cinema Media (DCM) has partnered with outdoor media owner Primesight to install 100 NFC-enabled interactive six-sheet advertising panels in Cineworld, Odeon and Vue cinemas in the UK... More
Elisa issues NFC stickers to students
Finnish mobile network operator Elisa has partnered with MasterCard and the student-owned Lyyra discount and benefit card to issue prepaid NFC stickers to more than 100,000 students from the third quarter of 2012... More
Alaska Airlines prepares for NFC
Alaska Airlines is to install 320 BGR135 boarding gate readers, supplied by Access IS, which can be easily upgraded to support NFC... More
RFI tests NFC for Visa
Test lab RFI Global has been accredited to perform Visa mobile product testing... More
SAP and Airplus to offer NFC
SAP and business travel payment specialist Airplus International plan to offer NFC mobile payment facilities to business travellers, the enterprise resource planning leader has announced... More
ING to pilot NFC in Poland
ING Bank Slaski is to conduct a twelve month NFC payments trial in Poland... More
Hrvatski to trial NFC in Croatia
Two hundred employees of Hrvatski Telekom (HT) are to take part in Croatia’s first NFC payments pilot, the carrier has announced... More
Circuit offers NFC security boost
A memristor-based circuit that spits out a steady stream of true random numbers could hold the key to enhanced security in NFC transactions, reports IEEE Spectrum... More
Shared office users pay for coffee and snacks with NFC
Users of a shared workspace in Prague are paying for drinks and snacks with contactless cards thanks to an NFC payments solution developed by a local company... More
Droid Razr HD to sport NFC
A Motorola handset with NFC which has just received FCC approval is believed to be the upcoming Droid Razr HD, according to Droid Life... More
Orange joins patent pool
Mobile network Orange has joined the NFC Patent Licensing Program, a patent pool run by France Brevets and launched in June with Inside Secure... More
Fast food outlet adds NFC
Paris-based Mexican fast food restaurant Chido has put in Airtag’s Airfid NFC-compatible customer loyalty programme... More
Parrot adds NFC hands-free car kit
A new hands-free car kit from Parrot features NFC pairing via a built-in tag... More
iPhone to get NFC in Sept/Oct?
The next iPhone is currently undergoing its “third stage engineering verification test” and will be released in late September or early October, according to BGR... More
LG CNS to introduce NFC access control service
The Korean IT services supplier has partnered with carriers KT and LG U+ to enable employers to use NFC mobile phones to replace staff ID badges. Additional services such as payroll integration and payments are planned for the future. More
Malaysian transit card to go NFC
Malaysian transit card issuer Touch ‘n Go will begin pilot testing an NFC payments service in collaboration with mobile network operator Maxis and CIMB Bank in the next two months, news agency Bernama reports... More
Cambodia to get NFC payments
Cambodian mobile money transfer provider Wing plans to begin testing NFC later this year, The Phnom Penh Post reports... More
Gemalto gets TSM certification in Singapore
Gemalto‘s trusted service management (TSM) data center in Singapore has been certified by both Visa and MasterCard and is now fully operational, the company reports... More
DeviFi gets European patent
DeviceFidelity has been granted a European patent covering technology underlying its iCaisse NFC add-on for Apple devices... More